diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 096cbc7..8b217e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "plunk",
-	"version": "1.0.11",
+	"version": "1.0.12",
 	"private": true,
 	"license": "agpl-3.0",
 	"workspaces": {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/pages/settings/members.tsx b/packages/dashboard/src/pages/settings/members.tsx
index 206fa7f..1d1a481 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/pages/settings/members.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/pages/settings/members.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ export default function Index() {
 
 					return "Added new member";
 				},
-				error: "Could not add new member!",
+				error: (error) => {
+					const errorMessage = error?.message || 'We could not find that user, please ask them to sign up first.'
+					return errorMessage
+				},
 			},
 		);
 	};